Colorado Rapids SC vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Colorado Rapids SC

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Philadelphia Union

Sun 14 May 2023 · 01:30 UTC Dick's Sporting Goods Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Connor Ronan pen 38' 1–0

1–1 45+2' Kai Wagner

1–2 52' Julian Carranza

Danny Wilson 18' Y

Y 21' Alejandro Bedoya

Y 41' Leon Flach

Lalas Abubakar 42' Y

Kevin Cabral 62' Y

Sam Nicholson 79' Y

Michael Barrios 90' Y

Braian Galvan 90' R

Y 90' Jakob Glesnes

R 90' Jesus Bueno

Overview

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Colorado Rapids SC vs Philadelphia Union — MLS at Dick's Sporting Goods Park.

Colorado Rapids SC 18 games · 22 pts (2026/26)
Philadelphia Union 18 games · 16 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

Head-to-Head

Colorado Rapids SC 5 games · Avg 3.6 goals Philadelphia Union

Last 5 meetings

2023-05-14 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 Philadelphia Union 2022-08-27 Philadelphia Union 6–0 Colorado Rapids SC 2019-05-30 Philadelphia Union 1–1 Colorado Rapids SC 2018-04-01 Colorado Rapids SC 3–0 Philadelphia Union

Recent Form

Colorado Rapids SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 May	Philadelphia Union	H	1–2	L
07 May	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	3–1	W
30 Apr	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	0–0	D
23 Apr	St. Louis City	H	1–1	D
15 Apr	Charlotte FC	A	2–2	D
09 Apr	Sporting Kansas City	A	1–0	W

Philadelphia Union

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 May	Colorado Rapids SC	A	2–1	W
06 May	New York Red Bulls	A	1–0	W
22 Apr	Toronto FC	H	4–2	W
16 Apr	Chicago Fire FC	A	2–2	D
08 Apr	FC Cincinnati	A	0–1	L
01 Apr	Sporting Kansas City	H	0–0	D

Season Stats

Colorado Rapids SC		Philadelphia Union
#26	Position	#13
22	Points	16
18	Played	18
7 / 1 / 10	W / D / L	4 / 4 / 10
27	Scored	25
25	Conceded	33
+2	GD	-8
1.22	PPG	0.89
39%	Win %	22%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)

80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

32% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

22% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

Colorado Rapids SC are 26th (22 pts). Philadelphia Union are 13th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC

0-15

3/2

16-30

2/3

31-45

1/3

46-60

4/–

61-75

3/4

76+

4/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Philadelphia Union

0-15

3/3

16-30

1/5

31-45

3/3

46-60

3/1

61-75

4/2

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC

Rafael Navarro

7 G

3 A

Philadelphia Union

Milan Iloski

8 G

1 A

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Colorado Rapids SC and Philadelphia Union is underway.
5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Colorado Rapids SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Robin Fraser will be considering his options from the bench.
18' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Danny Wilson.
21' Poor challenge from Alejandro Bedoya. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
26' It looks surprising Colorado Rapids SC does not make any changes. Jakob Glesnes has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
31' Colorado Rapids SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
36' Lalas Abubakar has been relatively quiet despite scoring 21 goals in his last 284 appearances.
38' Connor Ronan has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 38 minutes.
41' Poor challenge from Leon Flach. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
42' It’s a booking for Colorado Rapids SC player. Lalas Abubakar gets a Yellow card.
47' A goal from the Germany international Kai Wagner! He fires home on 45 to make it 1-1!
52' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Julian Carranza makes no mistake. 1-2!
57' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
58' A change in the Colorado Rapids SC ranks — Anthony Markanich exits the field as Braian Galvan enters on 58.
59' Colorado Rapids SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Braian Galvan is hanging Anthony Markanich on the field on 59 minute.
62' Controversy at the stadium! Kevin Cabral argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
67' Olivier Mbaizo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
72' Bryan Acosta is ready to make an impact after coming on for Lalas Abubakar at the 72 minute mark.
77' With 0 assists to his name this season, Diego Rubio is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Colorado Rapids SC.
79' The referee calls foul for Sam Nicholson. He receives a Yellow card.
81' A tactical swap from Colorado Rapids SC — Moise Bombito on, Danny Leyva off on 81 minutes.
83' Matthew Real is replacing Jack McGlynn for the Philadelphia Union side.
88' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
90' A change in the Philadelphia Union ranks — Alejandro Bedoya exits the field as Jesus Bueno enters on 90.
90' It’s a booking for Colorado Rapids SC player. Michael Barrios gets a Yellow card.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Philadelphia Union players.

Lineups

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

20
Connor Ronan
91
Kevin Cabral ↓ Michael Barrios 72'
11
Diego Rubio
4
Danny Wilson
28
Sam Nicholson ↓ Ralph Priso-Mbongue 81'
6
Lalas Abubakar ↓ Bryan Acosta 72'
5
Andreas Maxso
15
Danny Leyva ↓ Moise Bombito 81'
22
William Yarbrough
7
Jonathan Lewis
31
Anthony Markanich ↓ Braian Galvan 59'

Bench

21
Bryan Acosta ↑ 72'
12
Michael Barrios ↑ 72'
29
Braian Galvan ↑ 59'
27
Sebastian Anderson
1
Marko Ilic
97
Ralph Priso-Mbongue ↑ 81'
34
Michael Edwards
64
Moise Bombito ↑ 81'

Coach Robin Fraser

Philadelphia Union Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Dominique Badji	3
Dominique Badji	3
Daniel Gazdag	3
Mikkel Uhre	2
Julian Carranza	2
Matthew Real	1
Kai Wagner	1
Connor Ronan	1

Head to Head

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2023-05-14 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 Philadelphia Union L 2023-05-07 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–3 Colorado Rapids SC W 2023-04-30 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–0 Colorado Rapids SC D 2023-04-23 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 St. Louis City D 2023-04-15 Charlotte FC 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC D 2023-04-09 Sporting Kansas City 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC W

Philadelphia Union Form

2023-05-14 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 Philadelphia Union W 2023-05-06 New York Red Bulls 0–1 Philadelphia Union W 2023-04-22 Philadelphia Union 4–2 Toronto FC W 2023-04-16 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Philadelphia Union D 2023-04-08 FC Cincinnati 1–0 Philadelphia Union L 2023-04-01 Philadelphia Union 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.54 Colorado Rapids SC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.5 Philadelphia Union xG

I would bet for: Colorado Rapids SC or Philadelphia Union 72% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Colorado Rapids SC37% Draw28% Philadelphia Union35%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.04

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw

65%

Draw or Philadelphia Union

63%

Colorado Rapids SC or Philadelphia Union

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Colorado Rapids SC29% Draw44% Philadelphia Union27%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12%

2 – 1

8.2%

1 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

6.5%

0 – 0

6.5%

0 – 1

6.3%

2 – 2

6.1%

2 – 0

5.6%

0 – 2

5.3%

3 – 1

4.2%

1 – 3

3 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap	Colorado Rapids SC covers	Push	Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	11%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	19%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	18%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.